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Black Lives Matter

Social media influencers rallied the youth to vote — but our power doesn’t end at the ballot box

Politics

Social media influencers rallied the youth to vote — but our power doesn’t end at the ballot box

By Naledi Sikhakhane and Tamsin Metelerkamp

South Africa’s political crisis (Part Two): Despair, hope and the prophetic

South Africa

South Africa’s political crisis (Part Two): Despair, hope and the prophetic

By Raymond Suttner

Trevor Noah – South Africa’s funnyman marks the end of an era… on his own terms

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Trevor Noah – South Africa’s funnyman marks the end of an era… on his own terms

By Greg Nicolson

Afrovibes 2022 Rupture/Rapture — ‘showing the diversity and power of change in the African continent’

Magazine

Afrovibes 2022 Rupture/Rapture — ‘showing the diversity and power of change in the African continent’

By John Hogg

Trevor Noah is leaving ‘The Daily Show’ – how did he fare?

South Africa

Trevor Noah is leaving ‘The Daily Show’ – how did he fare?

By Allaina Kilby

‘Native Son’: A searing classic about racial violence

Magazine

‘Native Son’: A searing classic about racial violence

By Drew Forrest

Symbols of protest: Quinton de Kock’s choice of silence in the face of oppression is futile

South Africa

Symbols of protest: Quinton de Kock’s choice of silence in the face of oppression is futile

By Zukiswa Pikoli

CSA orders Proteas players to take knee, De Kock withdraws from team

Sport

CSA orders Proteas players to take knee, De Kock withdraws from team

By Craig Ray

The battle for the soul of the South African Institute of Race Relations

South Africa

The battle for the soul of the South African Institute of Race Relations

By Rebecca Davis

Simone Biles set to shine through dark gymnastics cloud for ultimate test in Tokyo

Sport

Simone Biles set to shine through dark gymnastics cloud for ultimate test in Tokyo

By Reuters

New bogeyman: Republican Party wields critical race theory as an election weapon

World

New bogeyman: Republican Party wields critical race theory as an election weapon

By J Brooks Spector

The brutal truth of Black life in Amerikkka

Magazine

The brutal truth of Black life in Amerikkka

By Sabelo Mkhabela